The man manages to remain calm in spite of Tony's less than pleased reaction, because yes, he absolutely was expecting it.

"Ballsy? Perhaps..." he says with a slight smile. "I can understand your trepidation in working with us after, ah... the Calamity and events related to it. But we're under new management, and we think that we can reach a mutually beneficial agreement with quite a few of you, if only you're open-minded enough to consider it."